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With Pakistan beginning to consolidate themselves as team under the astute Misbah-ul-Haq as leader, there seems to be little chance of the banned trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir returning to their squad once their banned terms come to an end. Of course, Pakistan are struggling to find a suitable replacement...
The England cricket team made the worst possible start to the new year when they were soundly beaten by Pakistan not once but twice. The results reopened the discussion of whether Andrew Strauss’ team can retain their position at the apex of the ICC Test Ranking. Following their ten-wicket loss in the first Test...
Cricket is a happening game, and that is what we are witnessing in these times. Quite interestingly, the game has been making some adjustments lately as to who would hold the crown for being best of the best. As this season is coming to a close, we have some surprises to keep everyone glued....
India’s 4-0 drubbing in Australia once again raises the pertinent question as to whether the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is doing more harm than good to Indian cricket. While it will be unfair to blame the T20 league completely for India’s pathetic showing Down Under and earlier in England as well, it cannot...
There was nothing surprising about Tillakaratne Dilshan stepping down as captain (or being forced to do so as some reports suggest), nine months after having taken up the coveted post. After all, during his tenure at the helm of the Sri Lankan team, his side has hardly won anything. Ever since making it to...
Shahid Afridi may not feature in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at all owing to the ODI series against England that will be on at the same time as the BPL. However, the fact that he was costliest player during the auction for the tournament, having been brought by Dhaka Gladiators for a whopping...
Ever since England, arguably (and officially) the best side in the world, arrived in Dubai for the much awaited Test series against Pakistan, there has been plenty of talk about off-spinner Saeed Ajmal’s new mystery ball – the teesra (the third one). And so, when the first Test got underway last week, plenty of...
As the year 2011 draws to an end, Cricketing record books for the calendar year get a respite after summing up all the figures. Pakistan’s bowling arsenal, which constituted the deceptive flight from Mushtaq Ahmad to the great inventor and improviser Saqlain Mushtaq, seems to have found another spin doctor – Saeed Ajmal. Saeed...
In Test cricket, an opener’s role can often be the defining factor. While the attractive strokes come from the middle-order batsmen, the openers have to deal with the ugly task of seeing off the new ball, and in the process taking the shine off it. Of course, till recently the Aussies did not believe...
Mike Brearley’s view that jailed Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir should be shown some mercy, at the Voice of Cricket Lecture at the Raj Singh Dungarpur World Cricket Summit in Mumbai, ought to be given serious consideration by the authorities that matter. For one, Brearley is among the most respected ‘voices of cricket’. And...
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